Multiple choice technology

Lines of latitude

  1. go through the poles

  2. all have the same circumference

  3. are "parallel" to the equator

  4. range from 180 degrees to -180 degrees
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Lines of latitude (parallels) run east-west around the Earth and are always parallel to the equator. Unlike longitude lines, latitude lines never converge and their circumference decreases as you move toward the poles (so B is wrong). Latitude values range from 0° at the equator to 90°N/S at the poles, not 180° (so D is wrong), and only longitude lines pass through the poles (so A is wrong).

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